The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-14
CHAPTER XXXIII.

As soon as Lord Dudly, Arthur and Nora
returned to their Florence villa, Betty with
her husband and father FASTENED to welcome
them home and return the two children for
which Nora was pining.
Lord Dudly repeated Mays confession,
and great and sincere were the rejoicings at
the happy termination of the journey.
80, Nora, you are no longer an Ameri-
can girl, but the lady of Dudly Hall in your
own right" cried Betty, caressing the beau
tiful girl fondly.
Nora laughed gayly and returned the
caress-but she replied with wise shake of
the head:
1T is true am the lady of Dudly Hail.
but at the same time | am an American by
birth and Nora of the Adirondacks still
nothing can change that"
Just listen to her, papam cried Betty
claiming to be one of those Americans
that think themselves as good as anybody"
Lord Ernst laughed and replied:
''She will soon get over such odd notions
when she lives in England awhile"
81 am afraid mott like the Americans
and shall always pride myself on being one
I me- some delightful people in New
York and elsewhere after l left the Adiron-
dack region, replied Nora, with fervor.
''And you have an own daughter, Dudly,"
said Lord Ernst, land one you may be
proud Of"
"Aye, indeed, Ernst, it is the old proverb
over again
1.-The dark shall be light,
And the wrong made right,
When Bertram's right and Bertram's might
Shall meet on Ellangowan's height
The wrong has been made right and
cannot see that Nora is much the worse for
her sojourn in the American AdirondackS,"
responded the happy father, gazing fondly
at his beautiful daughter, while he held lit
tie Arthur on one knee and baby Nora on
the other.
Nora herself was supremacy happy-she
was the equal of her husband and of "A
lineage of which she need not be ashamed.
A few months ago she was a low-born no
body-now she was a lady in her own right
and an heiress of proud possessions.
Nora had her mothers wealth at once, or
would have as soon as Lord Dudly could
make arrangements to have it transferred
to her and her right acknowledged.
Sir Arthur was happier than he had been
for several years, for he saw through this
fortunate turn of events a reconciliation
with his father and return to his ancestral
halls.
He wrote a long letter to his mother tell
ing her of the happy result Of their visit to
the United States and Mays confession.
1t soon became noised about Florence and
from thence to English journals-the TO-
mantle history of Lord Dudly's daughter
and congratulation were sent and brought
without number.
Baby Nora was too little to comprehend,
but little Arthur was not and his joy was
was without bounds when told that Lord
Dudly was really and truly his grandfather
and his ''pitty mammals" own father.
Are you my very own, dear gran'pa"
asked the little man, running to Lord Dudly
and mounting his knee, at the same time
taking the bearded face between his chubby
hands and kissing the smiling face.
Yes my boy, your very own dear grand
pa. Are you glad"
''Yes, dear gran'pa. So very, very glad
And pity mammals glad, too, said the lit
tie boy. turning to his beautiful mamma
who had entered the room i'll timo to
hear her boys question.
"Ycs, my darling-mamma IS glad; and
so happy TO have an own dear papa, and
my little son a kind, kind grandpa. We
will love him dearly--will we not, my boy /"
ayes, pity mamma, yes-so very, very
"And this is my family" exclaimed Lord
Dudly: "my own blood my own kim and L
thought myself so miserably alone only one
short year ago"
Eyes. dear papa--your really own, and
we will ali love you so very, very dearly TO
make up IL we call LOT lue pdSb, ltpilcb
Nora, stroking the glossy hair so plentifully
besprinkled with white.
You are satisfied tncn with your new
relativem
80 yes, papa What question! How
could be other than satisfied with my no
ble-looking, kind-heartcd father" replied
Nora playlully.
THANK you, daughter, for your compli-
ment - replied Lord Dudly laughing
at is no compliment, papa-but my own
proud thought"
The father drew the golden head down on
his breast and kissed tho sweet face so like
his wife's and her mothers.
"Poor old fathcr feels badly to lose his
eirleen, papa, said Nora, with sigh.
Eyes, my darling But your own father
was glad 20 find you"
We will look after my American father,
will we not, papa. He is so lonely now and
feels the disgrace Of my foster mothers
part in my abduction so very much"
Certainly, daughter. He not party
in the wrong and was kind to you, so we
will be kind to him.
THANK you. oapa1i af'